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Carlos Williams

@smartsapper86.bsky.social
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A twitter refugee. Unlike Kurt Schlichter I have a GWOT. Polisci, Vols, Patriots. Use to be an Engineer now I’m an Armor Officer Non Sibi Sed Patriae - Not for self, but for country - Cicero

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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 17h
Asked who is most responsible for the rise in fuel prices, almost two thirds of Poles (64.8%) say US President Donald Trump. A quarter (25.2%) blame Prime Minister Donald Tusk and only 0.9% President Karol Nawrocki. IBRiS poll for @rp.pl: www.rp.pl/kraj/art4525...
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The Defence Blog @defence-blog.com · 06/10/2026
The U.S. Army's newest Bradleys can shoot down an incoming anti-tank missile before it hits. Troopers in the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood are now getting the M2A4E1, fitted with the Israeli-made Iron Fist system. defence-blog.com/u-s-armys-ne...
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U.S. Army’s newest Bradley arrives with active protection
The U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division has started fielding the M2A4E1 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the first Bradley version fitted with an active protection system designed to destroy incoming anti-tank ...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. Oil market turmoil will continue beyond next year, executives said at the conference on Monday, as it could take years to refill inventories on top of meeting global demand.” @reuters.com ⛽️ www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
COOK POLITICAL: “.. We now estimate Democrats will pick up between two and six seats -- squarely within the range of four seats they need.” @cookpolitical.com www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 05/10/2026
AP Exclusive: Survivors of a drone attack that killed six U.S. soldiers question Army leadership over safety and the medical care that followed.
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Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike
It's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether commanders underestimated the threat and saying the military medical system failed them.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
brings me no joy to say that Fukuyama nailed it
But supposing that the world has become "filled up," so to speak, with liberal democracies, such that there exist no tyranny and oppression worthy of the name against which to struggle?
Experience suggests that if men cannot struggle on behalf of a just cause because that just cause was victorious in an earlier gen-eration, then they will struggle against the just cause. They will struggle for the sake of struggle. They will struggle, in other words, out of a certain boredom: for they cannot imagine living in a world without struggle. And if the greater part of the world in which they live is characterized by peaceful and prosperous liberal democracy, then they will struggle against that peace and pros-perity, and against democracy.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 05/10/2026
European EV sales hit record in 'pivotal' year for affordable cars, study shows reut.rs/4j0izDq
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European EV sales hit record in 'pivotal' year for affordable cars, study shows
Europe's uptake of electric vehicles is gaining momentum, with record sales so far this year driven ​by a slew of affordable models coming onto ‌the market to bring carmakers in line with EU targets, according to a study.
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Kori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"I don’t care about the culture war. I care about the actual war that we’re actually in, that we’re losing." @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social has had it with SecDef
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The Weak Department
Send Me! (Somewhere I can get a Lobotomy)
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The Defence Blog @defence-blog.com · 04/10/2026
Japan's first missile built to strike enemy bases sits at an army camp in a residential part of Kumamoto. After residents asked to see it, the base opened its doors and soldiers walked visitors through the launcher. defence-blog.com/japans-count...
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Japan’s counterstrike missile goes on public display
Japan has put its longest-range missile system on public display for the first time since deployment, showing the Type 25 surface-to-ship guided missile launcher to local residents at the Japan Ground...
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The 2027 BMW 3 Series comes in both gas and electric versions, and the EV is $4,400 cheaper." But I have range anxiety....
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BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper. | TechCrunch
The new BMW 3 Series shows just how quickly EVs have caught up to fossil fuel vehicles on pricing.
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Carlos Williams @smartsapper86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Diverging much?” - Wolf 👀 $XLF
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Cornbread Countess @breadbae.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
Kids just be doing shit
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Big news in the Senate battle. After pouring $30 million in NC, John Thune's GOP SuperPAC stops spending there, effectively conceding Cooper is likely to win. And they're dumping their first 7-figures in Kansas. (Note: a Dem internal found Hamilton up today.) www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Jose | RivianTrackr @riviantrackr.com · 02/10/2026
Rivian delivered 19,248 vehicles in Q3, its best quarter ever, and kept its 2026 guidance at 65,000 to 70,000. Thank you R2! riviantrackr.com/news/rivian-...
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Rivian Q3 2026 Deliveries Hit Record 19,248 as R2 Ramps Up
Rivian delivered a record 19,248 vehicles in Q3 2026, up 58% from Q2, and reaffirmed its 65,000 to 70,000 delivery guidance as the R2 ramp continues.
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Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why "weak" payrolls are no longer weak: With plunging immigration and Boomer retirements, breakeven job growth has collapsed from 200k/mo to near zero. Strong labor + sticky inflation = rates stay higher for longer. 🛑📈 T at Apollo
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump going to run the entire carrier force into the ground by 2028 at this rate
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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
and became rather infamous for ducking what should have probably been criminal charges of some sort after some of his troops did a little light war crime murdering that could plausibly be argued to have been a result of orders he gave
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The entire interior U.S. should be alarmed as Canada fast tracks a new crude oil pipeline from Alberta to Canada's West Coast that will push more of Canada's oil away from U.S. refineries that rely on it, and could negatively impact U.S. refineries.
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Carlos Williams @smartsapper86.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Forever….
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Carlos Williams @smartsapper86.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On one hand this is stupid and does nothing but bring harm to the Officer Corps. On the other hand I get to make fun of the West Pointers when USMA get its accreditation pulled and it just becomes a 4 year OCS program. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Hegseth bars military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors
The move marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over faculty at service academies.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
“Someday military academies will teach Trump’s Glorious Iran War as a case study in armed incompetence.” @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/our-low-iq...
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Aure Free Press :verified: @free-press.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
NEW on Patreon: "Uninhabitable," Part 1 of 2. Military leaders warned that America's Gulf bases couldn't withstand sustained Iranian attack. Then the war came. Our deep dive examines the warnings, the damage, and life for the troops on the ground. The […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
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Military Times @militarytimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A new GAO report found that troops at Cannon AFB lost at least 5,000 duty days in 2025 because they had to travel long distances for medical care. 🔗Link to article in comments ⬇️
Troops at Cannon AFB lost 5,000 duty days traveling for medical care: GAO
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump's trade war against Canada joins Trump's Iran War as a major precipitant of escalating oil and diesel prices in the US. "Canadian crude shipments are bypassing California coast and heading straight to Asia as the nation’s oil producers look to reduce dependence on the US"
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Canadian Oil No Longer Takes Long Road to Asia as Freight Surges
Canadian crude shipments are bypassing a pit stop off the California coast and heading straight to Asia as skyrocketing shipping rates make the detour less economical and the nation’s oil producers lo...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump is touting a diesel export ban and Goldman Sachs has produced a note to say why it’s a bad idea. Initially US diesel drops by $0.25 a gallon during the week of the ban, but that then pushes gas prices ⬆️ After the ban, global prices would still be higher due to lost US refinery output.
goldman Research
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Commodities Research
26 September 2026 | 11:50AM EDT
OIL ANALYST
Modeling Potential US Diesel Export Restrictions
Daan Struyven
draw five conclusions.
on US diesel prices as inventories build. We estimate that, initially while storage
under 4% of the current $6.5/gallon.
Texandra Paulu
2 evandra paulus fias comi
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLO
Yulia Zhestkova Grigsby
(648)445-905
production can mean downward pressure on gasoline production, i.e. upward
• Third, restrictions on US diesel exports would add upward pressure on ex-US
with prices elsewhere, including Europe, putting upward pressure on US diesel
• Gasoline markets are tightening rapidly.
would tighten ex-US gasoline markets.
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Carlos Williams @smartsapper86.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 27/09/2026
babe wake up we're vaping B12s now
vegan-branded vapes that provide B12 vitamine? who even knows
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Mike Jensen @mikejjensen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The obsequious diplomatic strategy has yet to yield deliverables with Russia and China -- two countries providing intelligence to Iran which has used that intel to kill Americans and destroy American bases www.theconcis.com/p/america-ne...
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America Needs Ukraine to Defend Itself
Ukraine is now essential to American defense.
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Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
GS equity breadth has plunged to a century-low... but is it just healthy sector rotation? Market breadth here is the gap between the SPX and its median stock relative to their 52-week highs. Narrow breadth means the index is much closer to its high than the typical stock.
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Netanyahu is a disaster www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Some 52-week lows: Nike Lowe's Clorox Hormel Pepsi Constellation Brands Molson Coors Zoetis FedEx Freight Otis Rollins L3 Harris Southern Co Sempra Energy Xcel Energy Duke Energy @cnbc.com
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No lies were told here.
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Carlos Williams @smartsapper86.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We really are going back to the old Army where running fast = being a good leader www.reddit.com/r/army/s/u1h...
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
8 Navy sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group attempted suicide during its more than 300 days at sea www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says
The aircraft carrier with its crew of about 5,000 sailors has spent more than 300 days at sea.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tom Cotton, the Neo Confederate offspring of Arkansas slaveholders, had a major accomplishment in the senate, which was insuring that US military installations were named for other slaveholders who betrayed the country. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m not opposed to greater scrutiny of officers as they become generals/admirals, American high command certainly has its problems. But evaluating their tactical acumen is folly from the start. That’s neither been the problem nor the role of modern generalship. foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/12/t...
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The End of the Fighting General
America’s top brass should abandon dreams of battlefield glory—and focus on paperwork instead.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Iran Update 092226: The Houthis are trying to either secure control of Yemeni oil & gas resources or force Saudi Arabia to fund salaries of Houthi govt employees, either of which would solidify their political control in Yemen & weaken the Yemeni govt. Read the report: isw.pub/IranUpdate09... (1/7)
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The US says Operation Epic Fury ended in May. 14 troops died in that period, with 417 wounded. Since July 7, 5 more died and 414 have been wounded. The most recent death was this month and has not been named. taskandpurpose.com/news/officer...
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Pentagon confirms non-hostile death of Army officer in support of Iran war operations
The soldier's identity was not released, but a defense official said the soldier suffered a medical incident while en route to Saudi Arabia.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
GOOLSBEE: “.. This is exactly the painful trade-off between employment and inflation that stagflationary shocks always impose on a central bank. Unfortunately, in environments like that, the only way back is the hard way.” (via Schwab) www.chicagofed.org/-/media/publ...
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